Security Engineer
Location: US, NY, New York
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Associate
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
We design, deploy, and maintain advanced technologies that enable our customers to achieve operational excellence at substantial OpEx savings. Our core strengths include a concentration on networks, their security &amp; optimization with a laser focus on redefining the fulfillment experience. We are driven to add value at every step by providing access to inventory, streamlined credit, integration with your procurement organization and real time status information. These are all reflective of our value-added philosophy.We have developed solutions for leaders from Wall Street to the Web. What makes us different is our concentration and commitment to exclusive relationships with leading vendors.

Job description:
We are looking for highly skilled security engineers to join a fast-paced, dynamic and challenging environment managing a global cutting edge security infrastructure. We're seeking extremely motivated, self-directing individuals that demonstrate a natural curiosity and innate interest in technology and security. All candidates must possess a sincere interest in the technological beyond their day to day work responsibilities. Candidates must demonstrate very strong conceptual understanding of security and networking and the ability to work in a global team environment.This is for direct full time employment in midtown Manhattan. Salary is open, based on experience.

Requirements:
Practical Knowledge &amp; Experience:B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related discipline1-3 years' conceptual work experience or research where Security has been a significant focus or the next logical stepCISSP, CCNP or Juniper certificationMust be able to demonstrate problem solving/troubleshooting skillsIn depth understanding of OSI model, how each layer operates and how security is applied at each layerThe successful candidate will possess strong conceptual knowledge and demonstrate understanding of the following:In depth understanding of IP, TCP, UDP, FTP, DNS, ARPHands on experience configuring and troubleshooting security devices (Cisco PIX/ASA, Juniper/NetScreen, IPFilter, IP Tables)Understands packet filtering and stateful packet inspection and the differences between themIntermediate to advanced understanding of packet capture and analysis using snoop, tcpdump or similar toolsIntermediate Unix System administration experienceUnderstanding of Authentication (Radius, MIT Kerberos) and Encryption (SSL, IPSec)Network Engineering (TCP, DNS, SMTP, routing protocols)

Benefits:
At Fivesky, our employees are our greatest asset and the focal point around which we operate, therefore, we always want the best for our employees.  In addition to offering competitive compensation plans and long-term career opportunities.  We offer an attractive mix of benefit plans to our employees that include: a health plan, 401k, provisions for vacation, holiday pay, and sick days.  Employees qualify to join these plans and other sponsored benefits after 60-days of employment.Fivesky is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.